Yuan Ming finished speaking, and suddenly, a sinister rune emerged on his body, bursting forth with a dazzling golden light that was impossible for others to stare directly at.

The Supreme Elder of the Gu Xian Sect had no time to react before a blinding spirit light exploded from Yuan Ming's body. A spiritual pressure assaulted from all directions, causing the elder to gasp for breath, completely unable to make any move.

Then came a "boom," and the sky was instantly enveloped by thick smoke and dust.

A moment later, the Nascent Soul of the Gu Xian Sect's Supreme Elder staggered out of the smoke, looked back resentfully, and then quickly fled.

The people on the mountain were at a loss due to the sudden turn of events, and at this time, a forbidden seal within Yuan Ming's cave mansion suddenly opened. A Sound Transmission Talisman flew out, floating before everyone's eyes, spontaneously combusting, and Yuan Ming's resounding voice emanated from within.

"Everyone, the appearance of this talisman proves that I have been killed by a Nascent Soul from the Southern Border Southern Domain. They are also from the Southern Border, yet they only regard the Northern Territory as their breeding ground for gu creatures and a chess piece to block the Central Plains, preventing us from ascending to immortality and forever being under their control. Now, although I am dead, the Nascent Soul Meat and physical body that killed me have also been destroyed by my dying counterattack. There are still a few elders in Three Stars Mountain who know of such methods. As long as everyone here works together, we from the Southern Border Northern Territory will certainly no longer be ants under the Southern Domain's control!"

Yuan Ming's words were not loud but fell into the ears of all present with crystal clarity, causing the cultivators' hearts to surge tumultuously.

Seeing Yuan Ming exchange his life to repel a Nascent Soul, the cultivators one by one declared their stance, willing to regard Three Stars Mountain as their leader. Indeed, for the following decades, they truly united, shared a common enemy, while the major sects of the Southern Border Southern Domain fell into a strange silence, with no Nascent Soul cultivator coming to the Northern Territory again.

Sixty years later, Fang Ge, the new Great Elder of Three Stars Mountain, advanced to the Nascent Soul Stage, and Three Stars Mountain definitively became the ruler of the Southern Border Northern Territory, a neutral force between the Central Plains and the Southern Border Southern Domain.

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Black Wind Desert.

After overcoming numerous hardships, Yuan Ming advanced to Core Formation in this place and occupied an underground city, taking on the role of City Lord. From then on, he strictly cracked down on slave trading, rescuing many commoners and Loose Cultivators. However, this also led to him offending the stubborn forces within the Black Wind Desert, and ultimately, he was ambushed, plunged into the Soul Burying Abyss, yet because of this mistake, he accidentally broke through the sealing of the Shura Palace.

After the reappearance of Shura Palace, Nascent Soul cultivators like Thunderbolt Ancestor arrived together, competing overtly and covertly within the palace. However, they were all eventually subdued by the Six Desires Venerable. Seeing Six Desires about to succeed, the Residual Soul of the Shura Master had no choice but to initiate the last resort, choosing Yuan Ming as the Successor and sending him and the Shura Blood Devouring Map out of Shura Palace. Then, he activated the seals and once more sealed the Shura Palace.

Hundreds of years passed, and after enduring numerous tribulations, Yuan Ming finally achieved Late-stage Nascent Soul, returned to Shura Palace, and after battling the Six Desires Venerable for three days and three nights, he killed him.

Having resolved all past grudges, he then set off to explore overseas, but ultimately was lost in the search and perished.

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In the Western Region, Yuan Ming accidentally arrived here while escaping from the Central Plains.

Using his identity as a Soul Cultivator and traveling incognito, he diligently cultivated, and his skills steadily climbed. Eventually, as a person from the Central Plains, he defeated all the Nascent Souls of the Western Region, was hailed as the Western Regions Sovereign, and ended the war between the Western Region and the Central Plains. He received the Ancient Body Cultivation inheritance, achieved the Body of Wanxiang, and unified the Five Domains within several years. He gathered the strength of all cultivators of the Yunhuang Continent to explore overseas together and ended up perishing in the process.

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In the East Sea, Yuan Ming, after many travels, joined the Tide-rider Alliance and devoted his life to seeking the path overseas. Although he died, he left behind countless valuable exploratory data for future generations.

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In the Northern Desert, former Venerable Yuan Ming of the Wu Yue Sect, upon learning the true intentions of the Wu Yue Sect, resolutely raised the banner of revolt against the Wu Yue God.

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Inside the Stealing Heaven Tripod, a day had passed since Yuan Ming began his breakthrough.

Xi Ying's face was calm, but her eyes revealed a hint of worry.

Yuan Ming was still in a deep sleep, with his Soul Power operating in the manner of Three Souls and Nine Refinements. A crystal light flickered in his brow, as if a flame was burning.

His Soul Power was much weaker than before, not even half of its peak.

The terror of the Heart Demon Tribulation lay in its insidious unpredictability. It did not simply and brutally attack a cultivator's Divine Soul; instead, it would find a weakness and cause the cultivator to sink in different ways.

Those who were cowardly and feared death would experience countless ways to die and dissolve their own Divine Soul; those with great ambitions would find everything going their way until they were lost in the illusion.

Xi Ying didn't know what exactly Yuan Ming had gone through during this time, but she firmly believed that, with Yuan Ming's temperament, he would definitely not fall to the Heart Demon Tribulation like other mediocre cultivators.

In reality, the so-called secret technique of Three Souls and Nine Refinements was essentially burning the Divine Soul, forcibly comprehending the truth of the Sleeping Witch. If successful, one would leap over the dragon gate to an unlimited future.

If unsuccessful, the result would be the disintegration of the soul, perishing without leaving a trace.

For thousands of years, too many members of the Xi Family had burned their Divine Souls and fallen while practicing this secret technique.

With the sacrifice of so many lives, the Xi Family had come to a fairly accurate conclusion about breaking through the Sleeping Witch with the Three Souls and Nine Refinements.

If the secret technique of Three Souls and Nine Refinements consumed seventy percent of one's Soul Power and still showed no sign of a breakthrough, there would only be failure.

"You need to speed up the process..." murmured Xi Ying.

In the pure white space, Yuan Ming slowly awoke, feeling as if he had just had a very long dream.

In front of him, a white figure suddenly appeared, with an especially familiar voice: "After countless lifetimes, you have never died a natural death. Why do you strive so relentlessly and recklessly? What are you truly seeking?"

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